Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.019" literary The TCS helped the ship

The TCS helped the ship withstand the extreme increase in temperatures during atmospheric reentry and the TCS blanket was applied to the inside of the shuttle to protect internal components and systems

It is here that they scale the skull down to size before bringing it back into the physical world

Discovery Payload Bay Liner

The specimen comes affixed to an informational display card with the Mini Museum Seal of Authenticity

Peace of Stage Certificate of Authenticity with Tamper-Proof Hologram

Dendraster Gibbsii - Fossilized Sand Dollar - 1.019" literary The TCS helped the shipFossilized at the bottom of the sea floor over 5,000,000 years ago, this Dendraster is a window into the ocean's past. The body plan of the animal has been preserved in beautiful detail, with their intricate skeletons still clearly visible. This particular fossil is a 1. 019" Dendraster gibbsii from the San Joaquin Valley deposit. The petroleum in this region provides a unique, natural stain to the item.